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How many teams have a realistic chance of winning the Finals this year? right now my list would go as:

1. Heat
2. Thunder
3. Spurs

And if course if they gel and are healthy, the Lakers would challenge the Heat for the number one spot, it's pretty sad that only 4 teams have a legit shot at winning the title.

Lakers
Heat
Spurs
Thunder
Memphis
Brooklyn
Knicks
Clippers
celtics

Love him or hate him, call him overrated, a punk, chump, and whatever blasphemy you people speak, fact of the matter is there is no denying he's the best of his generation and will go down as a top 5 player ever...what he has done for the NBA is amazing he's the biggest name in basketball all around the world and his chase for number 6 continues! All that matters though to us Laker fans is #17! Lakersnation! #16to17

I dont really get the people that are willing to put the Clips and Celts, but not the Knicks and Nets. They have played very well so far, out playing both those teams. I think if you are going to include those two, you have too include the teams from NY.

Legit contenders?

I could see a thunder vs memphis conference final going 7 games, also knicks or nets have a good shot at ECF but contenders are really only OKC Miami Spurs and Grizz. Melo hasnt ever done anything in the playoffs to warrant a finals run this year. East is pretty much locked down(although the celtics took miami to 7 last year so who knows), west is wide open but go thunder! Lol

What do the Knicks have anything to do with the Clippers? The West is much better than the East. Clippers would have to outlast the Spurs who smacked them around last year in the playoffs, the Thunder, Lakers and Memphis.

The Knicks are not as good as Miami but would have a better chance making it past Miami then the Clippers do getting by those 4 teams.